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Study Group: Plastic Surgeons who Preform Breast Reconstruction and Augmentation

Council Members in this Study Group: 128

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Adam Schaffner, Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center - CCAdam Schaffner

Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center - CC
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Adam D. Schaffner, MD, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center. He has previously served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medical College...

Gregory Buford, Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director , BEAUTY by BUFORDGregory Buford

Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director
BEAUTY by BUFORD
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Gregory Buford, MD, is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director at Beauty By Buford in Colorado, since January 2008. Dr. Buford has residencies in both General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in addition to...

Michael Bain

Plastic and Reconstructive Physician
Michael A Bain, MD
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Michael Bain, MD, MS, is a Plastic and Reconstructive Physician in private practice based in Southern California. He has experience in all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery including bariatric, breast, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery. Dr....

Robert Jacobs, Plastic Surgeon, COSMETIC SURGERY OF NEW YORK PCRobert Jacobs

Plastic Surgeon
COSMETIC SURGERY OF NEW YORK PC
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Robert Jacobs, MD, is a Plastic Surgeon and Owner of Cosmetic Surgery of New York, an office based practice, since July 1978. He performs most major cosmetic procedures and has experience with all US approved breast implants in addition to being an investigator...

Michael Salzhauer, Chief Surgeon, Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery AssociatesMichael Salzhauer

Chief Surgeon
Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery Associates
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Michael Salzhauer, MD, is the Chief Surgeon at Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery Associates, a plastic surgery private practice based in Florida. He has extensive expertise in all aspects of cosmetic surgery, including breast surgery augmentation, reduction,...

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A Low Cost EMR System From Wal-Mart?

March 16, 2009

Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System | www.nytimes.com

Wal-Mart is one of the top consumer retailers in the country.  They have already entered the world of competitive, low cost health care delivery with their $4.00 generic prescriptions and their Nurse Practitioner run clinics--so becoming a warehouse for state-of-the-art electronic medical records (EMR's) is a natural progression.  I see this as a great business move for Wal-Mart as they will combine their buying power with Dell's technology expertise, creating an affordable EMR system to revolutionize American medicine.

Health Care in America--An Ailing Commodity That Doctors Can't Cure

January 30, 2009

Perspectives on Health Reform, 17th January 2009 | healthaffairs.org

Fixing the health care system in America is like trying to fix the economy.  We keep dumping more and more money into it, only to find ourselves going nowhere.  There seems to be a renewed sense of hope with the emergence of a new administration in Washington, but there are no easy solutions.  We are a country endeared to our ever increasingly expensive technology, which everyone wants, but only few can afford.  We treat everyone who needs medical care, whether or not they can afford it, taking the position that hospitals and doctors will absorb the cost.  Well, hospitals and yes doctors, are going out of business.  Until the actual issues are looked at and tough decisions are made, we will find ourselves in a situation of a government run, nationalized health care system (ala Canada) which will set medicine in America back to the stone ages.

High End Medical Devices and Implants Are Not Immune to This Recession

January 22, 2009

Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com

As America faces one of the worst recessions in history, all businesses suffer, including the health care industry.  With the steady rise of unemployment, more and more people are losing their jobs, and with it their health insurance.  This has a direct impact on medical device companies, as non-emergent surgical procedures and services are put off as long as possible, thus limiting the usage of their products.

Mentor/J&J deal is long overdue

December 3, 2008

Johnson & Johnson buys medical device maker | www.nytimes.com

The purchase of implant manufacturer, Mentor Corporation, by Johnson and Johnson will level the playing field as Mentor seeks to take market share from Allergan in both the breast implant business as well as facial fillers and competitors to Botox.

Bold Contest for a Daunting Problem

October 27, 2008

WellPoint, X Prize launch $10M health care contest | news.yahoo.com

Most people agree that the healthcare system in the United States is in need of a complete overhaul.  Unfortunately, the many competing interests in the current system make such overhaul extremely challenging.  This contest certainly provides much incentive for the best and brightest to put forth their ideas on how to improve the system.  Overcoming the obstacles to implenting such ideas will potentially be the biggest challenge of all.  Therefore, I believe the answer to the question "Will it work?" will only come when the healthcare system reaches the same critical threshold that our financial markets recently met.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
  • Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
  • Non-Academic Community Hospital or Clinic
  • Free-standing Surgery Center
  • Government/Military Hospital or Clinic

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Owner
  • Physician - Attending Physician
  • Physician - Director
  • President
  • Physician - Division Head
  • Director
  • Partner